Civil War Records Blog
Three month enlistments
Today, April 12th, is the 160th anniversary of the first shots fired during the Civil War. After South Carolina seceded from the Union, the US Army refused to leave its...
Three month enlistments
Today, April 12th, is the 160th anniversary of the first shots fired during the Civil War. After South Carolina seceded from the Union, the US Army refused to leave its...
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Have you seen the movie Glory? The movie focused on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the first regiments in the Civil War made up of African American soldiers. The...
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry
Have you seen the movie Glory? The movie focused on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, one of the first regiments in the Civil War made up of African American soldiers. The...
Where do I find a photo of my Civil War soldier?
Do you have a photo of your Civil War ancestor in uniform? If so, consider yourself very lucky. Photos of soldiers weren’t taken very often. When they were, they were...
Where do I find a photo of my Civil War soldier?
Do you have a photo of your Civil War ancestor in uniform? If so, consider yourself very lucky. Photos of soldiers weren’t taken very often. When they were, they were...
Civil War aliases
Why does he have an alias? Occasionally you may find two names on a Civil War pension card, with one listed as an alias. Why is that? It’s hard...
Civil War aliases
Why does he have an alias? Occasionally you may find two names on a Civil War pension card, with one listed as an alias. Why is that? It’s hard...
Multiple pension index cards for the same soldier
Did you know there are multiple versions of the same pension index cards out there? Ancestry has one version in their database, and Fold3 has another. If you’re not sure...
Multiple pension index cards for the same soldier
Did you know there are multiple versions of the same pension index cards out there? Ancestry has one version in their database, and Fold3 has another. If you’re not sure...